Home / 160,845.24-241,269.60-48,526.43

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 160,845.24, 241,269.60 and 48,526.43

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 160,845.24, 241,269.60 and 48,526.43 is: 72,790.16

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    160,845.24 : 241,269.60 = 48,526.43 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    160,845.24/241,269.60 = 48,526.43/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    160,845.24x = 241,269.60 × 48,526.43
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    160,845.24x = 11,707,951,331.15
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 11,707,951,331.15/160,845.24
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 72,790.16

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.